Humanists question child 'labels'

The British Humanist Association have just launched a bus campaign concerning child labels. Personally I think this is to be welcomed! Today I saw a bus with a 'Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today and forever' sign. Well if we as Christians can have that then we cannot consistently deny them their posters! After all fairs fair!

So what is the Christian response? Well firstly, it gives us an opportunity we did not already have to present Christ. So that's an own goal!

Secondly, thank God that we can live in a society were we can present our arguments without fear and in complete freedom of speech.

Thirdly, we all have a choice to make and it is in my opinion an act of faith. Personally I accept Christ. I believe the gospels are historically accurate.

I commend to you the works of NT Wright which deal with the historicity of the gospels within the first century setting.

What about you?

Dead Heat

Dead Heat is a fitting tribute to Joel Rosenburg's series of books on Bible Prophecy and the last days. No matter what your views are on prophecy you should enjoy this series of five books which are highly believable. Even if you are not a Christian this book should make you think.


Dead Heat deals with China, Iran, Korea and the United Nations amongst others. The story centers on a nuclear attack on the United States and the consequences for the world. Not wanting to give away the plot but the story ends at the rapture of the church.

In our present world you can easily see how this scenario could very quickly develop. The world is a very unstable place and seems to revolve around the Middle East.

If nothing else this book should challenge you as to your view on Bible prophecy and current events. What will it take to tip the balance? This book certainly made me sit up and think.

You can of course purchase it from Amazon.

Jim's Reading List

I thought I would put a list of my bedtime books on my blog. What they say about me (if anything), I'm not sure. But here is the list for what it's worth.

1. The Mormon Mirage by Latayne C. Scott.
2. Nine O'clock in the Morning by Dennis J Bennett.
3. Defending Christian Zionism by David Pawson.
4. They Speak With Other Tongues by John L. Sherill
5. The Power of Positive Thinking by Norman Vincent Peale.
6. Hello From Heaven by Bill Guggenheim and Judy Guggenheim.
7.The Brothers Karamazov by F.M. Dostoevsky.

You can check them out at Amazon should any of the titles jump out at you and you can reach your own conclusions!

Recommended Sermons

I have listened to many sermons and read many books by Pastor John Piper at his Desiringgod website. Here are two which have had a profound influence upon me and I highly recommend them to you. They are -

1. The Supremacy of Christ in an Age of Terror.
2. I am Sending You Out as Sheep in the Midst of Wolves.

Please download these sermons and listen carefully to them. Your thinking might just be changed!

Bible Reading Habits

Over the years I have used many different Bible reading plans including Bible in a year and daily Bible reading notes. At different times they have all been useful and met various needs.

Recently however I was challenged by an older Christian to slow down and read with more thought and attention. I suppose Bible reading is like our food intake. At times we need more or less.

So if you find your Bible reading difficult why not step back and adopt a different method. Perhaps using a different translation for a while could spur fresher thinking and challenges.

Whatever method you use we all need to read and be challenged daily from Scripture. And remember application. That it we must work out what God has put in.
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The Unforgivable Sin

I have been struck recently with the words of Jesus in Mark chapter 3.

'Truly, I say to you, all sins will be forgiven the children of man, and whatever blasphemies they utter, but whoever blasphemes against the Holy Spirit never has forgiveness, but is guilty of an eternal sin--'

I have been reading these words for years and I keeping with others have inevitably tended to concentrate on the second half of the verse, the unforgivable sin.

But while reading these verses the thought came to me 'what about the first part of the verse?'

'Truly, I say to you, all sins will be forgiven the children of man, and whatever blasphemies they utter.'

What sins can be forgiven? Says Jesus ALL sins. Wow, amazing! Murder? Yes. Adultery? Yes. Child abuse? Yes. But wait a minute, that's not fair. That's to serious a sin. But Jesus says ALL sin. That's the amazing grace of God. We may not like it but that's it. At the end of the. Day we all deserve hell. But all sin truly repented off, can be forgiven.

So what about you and your sin? Will you bring it to God for forgivness?
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Our Greatest Need

“If God had perceived our greatest need was economic, He would have sent an economist. If He had perceived that our greatest need was entertainment, He would have sent a comedian or an artist. If He had perceived our greatest need was political stability, He would have sent us a politician. If He had perceived our greatest need was health, He would have sent us a doctor. But He perceived our greatest need involved our sin, our alienation from Him, our profound rebellion, our death, and He sent us a Saviour.”

D.A. Carson “A call to Spiritual Reformation”